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Chimy Avila would be amazing, if he wasn't non-EU. Scoring a lot for a pretty average Osasuna in terms of creativity. Works hard and can play all across the front 3.

I think giving Arthur and all the players a chance now under Setien is the best bet. A change of coach to a style more in line with Arthur's natural style might make all the difference.

If only we could go and get Alexis back. Regret we ever sold him.

Digne.

Going to go on a limb and say if Mbappe leaves this year to Madrid, City or any big team outside possibly Liverpool or Arsenal, he can say good bye to ever being top tier. He'll just be another kid who had the shot and screwed it all up by moving too fast to a top team.

Agree, the comparisons with Adama and Deulofeu are strange. To me it's not so much impatience as the result of the neglect of La Masia throughout Lucho's tenure and by the Board. We missed out on a lot in the past few years, and whilst we've always lost out on some players, its rarely the...

872437677148262400 90% chance of leaving. Monaco is the likeliest. This one is going to hurt us, I think, even more than any other. Can see us trying to get him back for huge money in 2-3 years.

872404137186557952 Staying at Monaco apparently. Good idea for him, especially with the WC next summer.

Which we can plug easily with the right players. Identify the mould of the player you like, say Verratti, then look for players with similar attributes. As I've said, Fornals has a low release clause and plays a lot like Verratti. Yet we won't buy him, we'll insist on Verratti, and then Fornals...

We will always overpay on transfers, that's the nature of the game for a big club. But that means you buy smart, which our current board is unfortunately showing itself incapable of doing. "Oh, that guy had a good season? heres 50 million!"

They were all except Umtiti, mostly glamour signings or one season wonders, or even a mix of both. Gomes after the Euros and one season, name before the team, Paco bought after one season because we didn't trust Munir, yet we got rid of Sandro because we wanted to use Munir...why? because he...

I agree with you here. To me it is astonishing how our club and Madrid have almost swapped places. 5-6 years ago we would always look to the B team for answers first, then to La Liga second, then out to the 'big names' if we could see nothing. Now it is all about signing Galactico type players...

Cheers, life's been busy! I read a lot, but no time to really post.

869905199032356864 Been a while since we were linked with him.

Man this is embarrassing, our board has literally no idea what it's doing. It's like the late 90's early 00's under Gaspart all over again. Buy foreign player after one good season, he plays shit for us, then clamour to sell him. Pay over the odds for a good player then he plays average...

Marquinhos ain't gonna happen, but I wouldn't be too upset if we ended with this even if it ain't ideal there is at least some speed in that position again, and an actual CB.

Depends, loan him out, or sell him if big enough offer comes in. I like him, but not sure about him making it at the required level, and i'd be worried if he stuck around he'd stop the likes of Samper and Denis getting time in the future.

Wouldn't want De Sciglio personally. I just don't really see Italian players working for us, Zambrotta was one of the best fullbacks in the world when he came, and whilst the team was in decline, his style of play simply did not suit us at all. If we must get rid of Alves, I personally would try...

No guarantee that we'll keep Thiago either really.

For the price yeah...I do think he wasn't given a fair crack by Pep after impressing (albeit in a dismal team) in Rijkaards last year. But still if rumoured 14 million euros fee is true, great bit of business. Reason I say that fee is because that was around what it was when he went to Roma and...